Friday, December 23, 2011

WANT

In October 2012, Fantastic Plastic is going to release a model of the von Braun Moon ship, as seen in the Collier's article and book from the 1950s. (Actually by Willy Ley, Fred Whipple and von Braun, with illustrations led by Chesley Bonestell) (But use Tam's link, please)

I seriously want this. Now, if they'd just do the Mars ships and re-release the ferry rocket, too!
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7 comments:

  1. CrucisDecember 23, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    There was a Disney show waaaay back then that used a modified ferry rocket. There were a series of the 1-hour shows...build a circular space station, and a circumlunar ship. I don't know if there was a Mars show or not. This was in the early sixties. Maybe late fifties.

    Now you've gotten my curious. Must research.

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  2. Fuzzy CurmudgeonDecember 23, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Sweet.

    That might just get me interested in plastic modeling again.

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  3. Turk TuronDecember 23, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    It is beautiful.

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  4. KeadsDecember 24, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    Ah crap! I really can't get back into plastic modeling now and I have a lot of unassembled stuff here already!

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  5. The JackDecember 24, 2011 at 4:21 AM

    Now THAT's a moon wagon.

    Hmm reminds me to get more down on my Baunian Moon Empire story

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  6. RobertSlaughterDecember 25, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Curse you! And thanks.

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  7. LinogeDecember 28, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    My wallet sincerely did not need to know that site existed...

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